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• How Qualcomm Can Change The Smartphone Market

  BNET - 2009-10-26

  Qualcomm could end up federating the currently fragmented open source mobile app space and giving Apple a real run for its money. by Michael Hickins

  Tags: Mobile, Qualcomm Inc., Smartphone, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, Michael Hickins

• Verizon To Rival Apple, Nokia, Qualcomm?

  BNET - 2009-07-24

  No, Verizon Wireless isn't about to start selling phones or chips, but it is going to start selling mobile apps, and that move will throw it into a whole new competitive set and further scramble a market that has been recently roiled by Google and is growing more competitive by...

  Tags: Nokia Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Channel Management, Marketing, Michael Hickins

• Qualcomm Busting Mobile Apps Free

  BNET - 2009-05-19

  Qualcomm's new Plaza Retail, a supermarket for mobile applications, gets the handset technology vendor into the mobile application space, and is potentially a boon for consumers and the application developers themselves. Currently, mobile applications have to be tailored for each individual app store, which means an app...

  Tags: Developer, Mobile, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile Application, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Michael Hickins

• Streamezzo raises USD5.4m for mobile apps

  Strategy Eye - 2009-05-14

  Paris-based Streamezzo has raised EUR4m (USD5.4m) in a funding round led by Innovacom. Existing investors Sofinnova Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Qualcomm, NTEC and GET Valorisation also participated. The firm provides an open development platform for applications running on mobile operating systems including Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian and Linux. Streamezzo will...

  Tags: Mobile, Streamezzo, Advertising & Promotion, Linux, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Sofinnova Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, Ranil Pilimatalawa, Qualcomm Inc.

• Qualcomm acquires mobile video firm Digital Fountain

  Strategy Eye - 2009-03-02

  Wireless technology licenser Qualcomm has bought California-based mobile video technology provider Digital Fountain for an undisclosed sum. Digital Fountain began by providing defence technology for the US government. It currently focuses on mobile video and IPTV solutions. by Thomas Warren

  Tags: Mobile, Qualcomm Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Thomas Warren

• MySpace, bank of America and others get behind Symbian

  Strategy Eye - 2009-02-13

  Another 14 companies, including Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard, MySpace and Qualcomm, have lent their support to plans to turn Symbian into an open-source, mobile operating system. The system now has more support than Google’s mobile software competitor Android. The Symbian...

  Tags: Bank, Mobile, Symbian Inc., MySpace, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, LG Electronics, SAMSUNG, Symbian, Jasper Jackson, Bank of America Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Vodafone Group Plc.

• Mobile developer Modu raises USD7m

  Strategy Eye - 2009-01-27

  Israeli startup Modu has raised USD7m in funding from Qualcomm to fund development of a small mobile phone which can be inserted into a number of different electronic device including MP3 players and digital cameras. In March, Modu raised USD100m...

  Tags: Developer, Mobile, Digital Cameras, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Photography, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Modu, Ranil Pilimatalawa, Qualcomm Inc.

• Qualcomm's Patent Dispute With Broadcom Sent Back To Lower Court For Narrower Scope

  Content Next - 2008-12-02

  Qualcomm's seemingly never-ending battle with Broadcom over video technology patents isn't over yet, but a federal court's ruling yesterday affirmed a lower court's decision against Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM), bringing it one step closer to the end, Reuters reports. In a slight win for Qualcomm, the court voided part of...

  Tags: Patent, Broadcom Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Companies, Qualcomm, Legal, Regulatory, Matt Kapko

• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Qualcomm, Navigant Consulting, Chalco, Celgene and Smith International

  - 2008-10-29

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) as the Bull of the Day and Navigant Consulting (NYSE: NCI) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Aluminum Corporation of China, Ltd., or Chalco (NYSE: ACH), Celgene Corp. (Nasdaq: CELG) and Smith...

  Tags: analysis, Celgene Corp., consulting, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Network Computer Inc., newsletter, NYSE Euronext, Qualcomm Inc., stock

• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Qualcomm, Hudson City Bancorp, DRDGOLD, UAL Corporation and ACE, Ltd

  - 2008-04-16

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Qualcomm, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) as the Bull of the Day and Hudson City Bancorp (Nasdaq: HCBK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on DRDGOLD, Ltd. (Nasdaq: DROOY), UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA) and ACE, Ltd. (NYSE: ACE). Full...

  Tags: analysis, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Qualcomm Inc., stock, UAL Corp.